US, Canada agreement on NAFTA 2.0 appears to be in reachWASHINGTON, United States — A deal on an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement appears to be within reach, as Canada and the United States were set to continue negotiations Thursday aimed at getting the pact done by the end of the week. "I think they're going really well," Trump said about the Canada talks, which are "probably on track" to meet the Friday deadline. But "no NAFTA deal is better than a bad NAFTA deal." 'High-level' agreementIf the White House notifies Congress by Friday, it then would have until September 30 to submit the final NAFTA agreement. Negotiators have worked for a year to update and rewrite the 25-year-old free trade pact.

Source: Philippine Star August 29, 2018 23:26 UTC